Kendra Brooks asks 3,000 Democratic leaders to back her City Council campaign — despite party opposition
The surging Working Families candidate already has a pile of endorsements and cash.
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‘They won’t even let you in’: Center City stores are banning kids under 18
Five Guys on Chestnut removed its age-restricted sign after a reporter started asking around.
Philly slaps $115,000 in soda tax compliance fines on local businesses
Stores that buy from unregistered distributors are supposed to pay the tax themselves.
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Somehow continuing to escape ‘cancel culture,’ Always Sunny gives a day to Sweet Dee
The season's third episode features a Philly councilmember from fictitious "District 12."
Philly cops are blowing up on TikTok. Is the police department watching?
The fast-growing social media app is home to a worldwide blue subculture.
Secret Philly: How a movie magnate built the ‘most important’ Rodin museum
Jules Mastbaum amassed one of the world's greatest sculpture collections, then gifted it to the city.
Why is there a boat hanging off a bridge over the Schuylkill?
The new addition to Philly's riverfront is attracting lots of stares.
3 of the world’s hottest sneaker shops are in Philly — and they’re joining forces this weekend
The Bermuda Triangle project raises money for local schools.
Philly is asking neighborhoods how it can lift 100k people out of poverty
A new committee will look for three to five solid policies that lead to impactful change — fast.
10 delicious soups in Philly to seek out this fall
From Korean soondubu to Jewish chicken noodle, culinary comfort awaits.